New Orleans police are investigating a shooting that injured a child and left a teenage boy dead Tuesday in New Orleans East.

New Orleans police are investigating a shooting that injured a child and left a teenage boy dead Tuesday in New Orleans East.

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Updated: 5:12 PM CDT Jul 21, 2015

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WEBVTT WAS SHOCKED IN THE ARM.SCOTT: POLICE ARE TRYING TOFIGURE OUT WHAT LED TO THISSHOOTING.WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGETONIGHT,ANDY CUNNINGHAM LIVE IN NEWORLEANS EAST.IT REMAINS AN EMOTIONALSCENEOUT HERE IN THE 6000 BLOCK OFBOEING STREET.THIS IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.A CHAOTIC AFTERNOON ERECTEDAROUND 2:00 P.M.THIS IS ON A BOEING STREET.ONE OF THE BULLETS STRUCK AFOUR-YEAR-OLD IN IN THE ARM ANDANOTHER STRUCK HIS 17-YEAR-OLDUNCLE, IDENTIFIED BY FAMILYMEMBERS AS GERALD MORGAN.THE MOTHER IS -- THE MOTHER SAIDTHAT HER SON DID HAVE A GUN OFHIS OWN.POSSIBLY TWO CARS DROVE UP ANDIN HER WORDS, STARTED SHOOTINGOF EVERYTHING.HIS FOUR-YEAR-OLDNEPHEW, IN ANEIGHBORING AREA, WAS SHOT.WHEN THE BULLETS STARTED TO FLY,THEY RAN FOR COVER.RIGHT NOW, I'M SCARED FOR MYLIFE AND MY FAMILY'SLIVES,BECAUSE WHAT THEY DID, THAT WASMESSED UP.TWO CARS FOR ONE CHILD?NOW WE HAVE TO BURY MY NEPHEW.WE WANT OUR JUSTICE.THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR OTHERCHILDREN BEING OUT HERE.AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOTHAVEANY SUSPECT INFORMATION ORCONFIRMATION ON A POSSIBLEMOTIVE, BUT FAMILY MEMBERS SAYTHIS MAY HAVE STEMMED FROM ANARGUMENT THAT STARTED AT ANEARBY PLAYGROUND.AGAIN, A 17-YEAR-OLD HAS DIEDAND A FOUR-YEAR-OLD HASNON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.